NYT: What Happened to Broadway’s New Musicals? This Year, They Vanished.
Posted: 6/24/26 at 7:02am
"[Purple Rain] has been overhauling the script and the creative team. The show now has a new director, Saheem Ali (who directed “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Fat Ham” on Broadway, and succeeds Lileana Blain-Cruz), and a new book writer, Peter Duchan (who wrote the book for “Dogfight,” and succeeds Branden Jacobs-Jenkins)."
Fascinating - was this announced prior to this article? Can't find anything.
Updated On: 6/24/26 at 07:02 AM
Posted: 6/24/26 at 7:48am
This article is beyond depressing.
Posted: 6/24/26 at 8:52am
Depressing to say the least.
Broadway is too expensive.
Posted: 6/24/26 at 9:05am
Was Purple Rain's book really so bad that BJJ needed to be replaced? I didn't see the Minneapolis run so genuinely curious. I've always considered BJJ to be a pretty proficient playwright so this surprises me - I've liked pretty much all of his work except Purpose. Perhaps just a mismatch of writer and material?
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